This photo can represent an idea we have discussed a lot during this study, which is bringing other people into your closet. This is something I can very much relate to as well. Only people I am very close to know that I am gay, I bring these safe people into my closet rather than shouting who I am out into the world. Once I get to know someone and am sure they are a trusted person who will accept me and others like me only then do I tell them. Based on my own personal experiences, as well as the experiences of people I know personally and other stories I have heard, I have found that it can be depressing, painful, and sometimes even physically harmful to come out to people who do not accept the LGBTQ+ community. This image demonstrates that because the door which says not to keep it open, is very clearly being kept open. It is also rather dark inside of the closet which adds a somber feeling to the image and the ideas it represents. The closet, while a safe place, can also be a lonely one. Stifling who you are is never an easy thing to do, but one that is sadly necessary at times being a queer person. However, this image can also show someone standing against societal expectations since the door says to keep it closed but the cone keeps the door open anyway. The outside is bright and sunny, showing how good it feels to be able to safely be out of the closet. People who have built communities where they are safe to fully come out have that same bright open feeling that being out in the open on a sunny day has. You just feel warm and happy and free. It’s really a wonderful feeling but one that is difficult to achieve.